Fishig-reel.



PATENTED NOV. 19, 1907. B. E. KLEINSGHMIDT.

FISHING REEL.

APPLICATION FILED APB.5,1905.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY No. 871,345. PATENTED NOV. 19,1907.

E. B. KLEINSGHMIDT.-

FISHING REEL.

APPLICATION FILED APILE, 1905.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

WITNESSES: INYENTQH i4 0 6M ATTORNEY tion which normally hold ence to plane of the line EDWARD E. KLEINSGHMIDT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FISHING-REEL.

' Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Nov. 19, 1907. 1

Application filed April 6. 1905. Serial No. 253.927.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD E. KLEIN- SCHMIDT, a citizen of the United States, and a'resident of the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful 1m rovements in Fishing-Reels, of which the fo lowing is a specification.

The present invention relates to fishing reels and has'for its object the construction of a reel which shall be sim 1e and efficient in operation and in which t e line ma be runoff by handwithout danger of brea ring or straining any of the parts and without throwing out of engagement any of the gears of the reducing train or otherwise disturbing the normalconditions of the several parts of the reel. This p ose' of the invention is. effected by the emp oyment of friction disks engagement with the shaft in such manner however that the frictional resistance may be easily overcome by a pull on the line. I

I The invention also contemplates the emloyment of means by which the spool may e made free running, that is released altogetherfrom engagement with the friction disks 'thout disengaging the gears of the reducing train, so that the line may be cast without previously running off by hand. what I have This is e ected .by means of termed a throw-off lever which is adapted to move the friction disks from their normal positions, the whole throw-off mechanism with the friction disks constituting in effect a clutch.

The invention will be understood by referthe accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a vertical section of a reel embodying both features of my invention that is the friction disks and the throw-off mechanism; Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a etail view of a pawl and ratchet; Fig. 4 a view artly in section showing a modificaof the throw-off lever; Fig. 5 is a detail of'Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a viewshowing a construction in which the friction disks are used without the throw-off mechanism; Fig. 7 is a vertical section of another form of without the throw-off mechanism; Fig. 8 is a sectionalview on the plane of the line 8-8 the spool in rotative the shaft 3 for winding up reel Similar reference numerals indicate similar parts in the several views.

As Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive show a construction embodying. both the throw-off mechanism, I will describe such construction first.

Referring to the drawings the numeral 1 designates a casing of suitable form and proportions, usually made of light metal, such as aluminium. This casing is made in two parts secured together by the cross braces 35, thus permitting of ready assemblage of the parts and providing for their convenient arrangement. To one side of the casing is fixed the reel seat 2. In suitable bearings in the casing 1 is journaled a shaft 3 having fixed to one end thereof a collar 4. In the right-hand section of the casing, as shown in Fig. 1, is secured a s ring drum 5 containing a spring 6 .fastene at 8 to the collar 4 and at 7 to said drum, (Fig. 2). One end of the shaft 3 projects beyond the casing and is screw-threaded to receive a cap 9, said cap affording not only protection to the casing but serving also as a means for turning the spring 6. The reducing gears are contained in the lefthand section of the casing, the train comprising a gear wheel 10 loosely mounted on the shaft 3, said wheel having fastened on its side a pawl 12 in'engagement with a ratchet wheel 11 which is fast to the shaft 3. The gear wheel 10 meshes with a pinion 13 fast with a large gear wheel 14, the attermeshing with a inion 15 having a loose bearing on the sha t 3.

Between the train of reducing gears and the spring 6 is mounted a spool 16 of suitable form to receive the line. The said spool is stepped into collars 18 having loose bearings on s eeves 19 and 20, the latter having loose bearings on the shaft 3. The fpinion 15 is integral with thesleeve 19 and ed to the latter is a flange 21 for the urpose more fully hereinafter described. he sleeve 19v is screw-threaded to receive a flanged head 22, it being necessary to make said flange removable in order to roperly assemble the parts. The sleeve 20 as integral therewith a flanged head 23. Fastened to the head 22 of the sleeve 19 is a friction disk 24, and fastened to the friction disk 25, these friction disks being of of Fig. 7 and Fig. 9 is a sectional view on the suitable shape and adapted to bear against plane ofthe line 9-9 of Fig. 7.

the walls of the spool 16. A spring 26 surthe friction disks and head 23 of the sleeve 20 1s a therewith aflange 27 againstwhich thes'leeve 20 abuts.

To permit'the spool. 16 to run free upon the sleeves 19 & 20, I provide a throw-ofl 'vided with any V such as 34, secured to a lever lever 29, which, in the form shown in Fig. 1 is slidably mounted on the'casing 1 over .a stud 30, a slot 31 in the lever-permitting such movement A forked support 32 secured to the casing serves as a. uide for the lever 29. The flange 21 is dish-s 'ap'ed, the outwardly flaring wall having a flattened rim 28. The toe 33 of lever 29 is adapted 'to contact with the flaring wall of flange 21 and when drawn to its outermost position rests upon ,the fiattened rim 28. 4

The reel as above described will be rosuitable form 33 ro-jectin outside of the casing and-under t1 e contro of the user. A slot in the wall of the (ass mg permits lever 33 to be sprungin and out thereby bringing the shoe 34 into or out of contact with the side of the spool 16.

shown in-Fig. 1 the spool 16 is comosedof two similar sections,- a cylindrical ase piece '17 being riveted at 41 to a shoulder formed in each section, such construction being simple and cheap to makeand rovid rigidity'and mness ose. r The reel above described is operated as fol- 6 is wound by turning the cap 9 to the right, the ratchet 11 o of the train gears turning with the sh ,3, pawl 12 I acting to prevent reverse movement of said 'tion shown in Fig. 1

shaft. If it is desired to run the line off by hand it maybe done by sim ly drawing on the line when the spool 16 on be rotate the sleeves I9. and 20 and caused to slide over the faces of the' friction disks 24 and'25. At such time the throw-:ofi lever 29 is in-th'e posiand the brake 34 may or may not be released. If the brake is released care should be taken to maintain a ,Verse movement to noted that in this operation the train ofgears is not disturbed, and I ol mountin'g'the old on the line to 'revent the s rin '6, should it be P P g wound, from imparting a rethe spool. It will be special provision. spring 6, such as its 'dis-' en agement at one end, is unnecessary.

0 release the the friction disks altogether so as to permit the spool'to'run free to allow the line to be cast withoutpreviously r nning out by'hand,

the throw-ofl'lev'er 29 is drawn outward and.

,thenthe brake 34 released. As thevtoe 33 of lever 29 rides over the inclined face of flange 21 the latter is, with pinion 15 and sleeve 19, moved to the right, such movement however not being suflicient to take said pinion out of shown in Fig; 1,

1,'and brake .34 set in its normal position.

ja'ting parts constitute in effect a clutchfor spool from engagement with merely slipping above described with engagement with the gear wheel 14. The

Y friction disk 24 being secured to the flanged head 22 of sleeve 19 will also be moved to the right out of engagement with its wall of spool 16., Spring 26 at the same time being compressed tends. to move friction disk 25 and sleeve 20 to which said disk is. attached to the r' ht, and as said sleeve always abuts against ange 27 no movement will be imparted to it, the eflect being to release the friction disk 25 from engagement with its wall of the spool, the parts being so constructed and assembled as toleave a space between the right hand' collar 18, into which the spo0l'l6 is stepped, and flan '27, permitting E said spool to move to the rig 1: out of engagement withiriction disk 25 when spring 26 compressed. The friction disks thus being moved out oi engagement with the spool the latter is free to rotate when the line is cast. 6 It will be noted, as above, this freeing of the s o'ol is eflected without disengagin anyxof t e gearsofthe reducing train, and should the spring 6 be wound no effect will be had I upon the spool by the rotation of the shaft -3 After thee has been cast, the throw-off le-. ver 29 is returned to the position shown in Sand throw-off lever and brake may be manipulated in the manner described at any time -when necessary to allow. the spool 16 to j run free. '0 draw in or rewind the l ine,-the' .throw-ofl lever 29'must be in the position when upon releasing brake 34 vthe spring'fi when' wound will act to rotate the shaft 3 and through the train of gears, beginning with ratchet wheel 1 1 which,- 1s fas to said shaft, and friction disks'24 and 25-to rotate. spool 16, it being understood 2.6 acts-to hold said disks in meat pressure to effect rotation of the spool.- r The friction disks 24and 25 and their actuengagmg and disengaging the spool 16 with the shaft 3, andt feature of'my invention I desire tocl'aim broadly. A friction clutch of the character described avoids the nece's sity of disengaging any of the gears of thereucing train when the line is to be cast. -It also permits the line to be drawn 'ofl" "byhand without danger of breaking the line or strain, ingany of the parts, the spool in such case on the friction disks. t I 1 In Fig. 4 I have shown ajmodification of, the throw-off lever. 37 is pivoted to a bracket on the casing atf33'. Instead of the dish-shaped fflange 21 of 1,1 employ a plain disk 36 Whichis integral with pinion 15, the latter being integral with slee've 19, as in Fig. *1. All of the other parts of the mechanism of Fig. 4 are the same as reference to Fig. -1. When operating the reel of Fig- 4 the lever 37 1 In this form said lever T the spool to slip on the friction disks.

be the same as in Fig. 1.

is moved on its pivot so as to bear against 3 sleeve 52 which has a loose bearing'on shaft flange 36 thereby moving sleeve 19 to the g 3.

right, effecting the disengagement of the friction disks 24 and 25 from the side walls of the spool, allowing the spool to run free. The lever 37 when moved as just described is held by a shoulder in a slot 39 in the casin 1.

in Fig. 6 I have shown a form of reel embodying some of the features above described. In this form the disks 24 and 25 instead of bearing on the inner wall of the spool are fast to a sleeve 40 having a loose bearing on the shaft 3, and are adapted to frictionally engage the outer walls of said spool. The pinion 15, as in Fig. 1, is integral with the disk 24. In the construction shown in Fig. 6, the disks 24 and 25 are at all times in engagement with s ool 16, this form dispensing with throw-o lever 29 and flange 21 the line being drawnofi by hand, causrirlilg reducing gears will In Figs. 7, 8 and 9 I have shown another modification, which like the previously described reels is adapted to permit the drawing off of the line by hand without disengaging any of the gears or making special provision for mounting the rewinding spring. Referring now to these figures the casing 1 is made as before of two sections secured together by cross rods 35.

The left-hand side of the casing is open as shown in Fig. 7 and that side is covered by a cap 42 having a hub 43 to provide a bearing for one end of the shaft 3, the other end of said shaft having a bearing in the opposite spring 6 and the train of The said sleeve has also fast to it a sec ond friction disk 53, said disks being normally and at all times in frictional en age ment with the outer walls of the spodl 16,

the latter having a loose bearing on sleeve 52.

A brake shoe 34 secured to a lever 33 is provided as in Fig. 1. The base 17 may be riveted to the side walls of spool 16 as shown in Fig. 1, or said base may be sprung into position the pressure of the friction disks upon the sides of the spool being sufficient to hold the base 17 in place. In this last described reel no throw-off lever is employed, the line being run off by hand, a pull on the line causing the spool to slide over the friction disks. This construction like the others obviates the necessity of special provisions,

for disengaging the gears or mounting the rewinding spring when the line is to be drawn off.

As shown in Fig. 10 the disk 53 is cut with a slot 54 so as to permit it to be slipped into grooves 55 formed on opposite sides of the sleeve 52. '1 his enables a ready assemblage and dismantling of the parts of the spool, the grooves 55 being so placed .as to secure a firm locking engagement against the side of the spool by means of said disk.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a fishing reel the combination of a line spool, a shaft, friction disks having loose. bearings on said shaft and normally en aging said spool, and means for moving sai disks longitudinally of the shaft to thereby release them from the spool'.'

wall of the casing. A collar4 the same as in Fi 1, is secured fast to shaft 3 and to said col ar is fastened one end of the spring 6, the outer end of said spring being secured to the inner wall of a drum 44. The said drum is formed of two sections, preferably of sheet metal, having outwardly extended flanges which when the two sections are secured together by rivets are stamped or cut with ratchet teeth 45, the drum 44 thus constituting a ratchet wheel. Or said drum may be aplain cylinder having a ratchet wheel secured to its periphery; The cap 42 is secured to the outer wall of the drum 44 by rivets so that as said cap is turned the spring 6-will be wound'by turnin the said drum and not by turning the sha t 3 as in Fig. 1.

The ratchet teeth rest against the inner wall of the casing 1 and are engagedvby a spring pressed pawl 46 to prevent reverse movement of the drum.

Keyed fast to shaft 3 is a spur gear 47 which meshes with a pinion 48, said pinion being fast with a spur gear 49, the latter in turn meshing with a pinion 50. A friction disk 51 is secured to the side of the pinion 50 2. In a fishing reel the combination of a line spool, a shaft, friction disks having loose bearings on said shaft and normally en agin said spool, means to rotate said sha t an thereby the spool when the line is to be wound, and means to move said disks into and out of engagement with the spool.

3. In a fishing reel the combination of aline spool, a shaft, sleeves having a loose bearing on said shaft, friction disks secured to sai sleeves and normally engagin said spool, and means to shift one of said s eeves longitudinally of the shaft to'thereby release the disks from engagement with the spool.

4. In a fishing reel the combination of a line spool, a shaft, sleeves having a loose and both said pinion and disk are fast on a bearing on said shaft, friction disks secured to said sleeves and normally engaging said spool, a train of reducing gears connected to said shaft. including a pinionhaving a loose bearing on the shaft andrigidly secured to one of said sleeves, a flange secured to said pinion, and a throW-offlever the movement of which in one direction will shift the pinion and its'attached'sleeve to thereby release the friction disks from engagement with the 10 3 spool.

6. In a fishin line spooL'a ,sha

reel the combination of a a spring for rotating said shaft in one-direction, a train of" rediicing gears connected to said'shaft said train in-- cluding a pinion having a loose bearing on the shaft, a flange secured to said pinion friction disks having loose bearin s on said shaft, a connection between said ange and disks, and a throw-0H lever adapted to move said fiange to thereby release the disks froin engagement with the spool. A v a a 7. In a fishing reel the combin'ation'of a 'line spool, a shaft,'a spring connectedtosaid shaft adapted to rotate it in one direction, 7

In testimony whereof I have hereuntov signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWARD E. KLEINSCHMIDT.

Witnesses:

J. GALLwrrz, GRACE L. HEASLEY. 

